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Indian Penal Code, 1860

IPC Section 272 in BNS

§ 272 IPC§ 274 BNS

Adulteration of food or drink intended for sale. Section 272 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (Adulteration of food or drink intended for sale) corresponds to Section 274 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.

Verify before you rely on this. Renumbering under the 2023 codes is not a clean one-to-one exercise — provisions were merged, split and reworded. Always check the printed bare act.

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Section 45 has AIBE 22 questions on this area, each cited to both codes with a line telling you where to find it in the bare act. Ten questions per subject are free.

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